Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) notifies the manufacturers, importers and suppliers of the following excisable goods and services that the Finance Act, 2025 adjusted the excise duty rates of the excisable goods and services, effective 1st July 2025, as follows-
No. |
Description |
Excise duty rate prior to 01/07/2025 |
Excise duty rate from 01/07/2025 |
1 |
Imported paper or paper board, labels of all kinds whether or not printed of tariff heading 4821.10.00 and 4821.90.00 but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin |
25% or Kshs. 150 per Kg, whichever is higher |
25% or Kshs 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
2 |
Imported cartons, boxes and cases of corrugated paper or paper board and imported folding cartons, boxes and case of non-corrugated paper or paper board and imported skillets, free-hinge lid packets of tariff heading 4819.10.00, 4819.20.10 and 4819.20.90 |
25% |
25% or Kshs. 200 per Kg whichever is higher |
3 |
Imported Glass bottles (excluding imported glass bottles for packaging of pharmaceutical products) Provided that it shall not apply to glass bottles imported from any of the countries within the East African Community |
35% |
35% or Kshs. 40 per Kg whichever is higher |
4 |
Imported ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing; finishing ceramics of tariff 6907 |
5% of custom value or Kshs. 200 per square meter |
5% or Kshs. 300 per square metre, whichever is higher |
5 |
Printed self-adhesive paper of tariff number 4811.41.90, but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin. |
25% or Kshs. 150 per Kg, whichever is higher |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
6 |
Gummed paper and paperboard of tariff number 4811.49.00 but excluding those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin |
25% or Kshs. 150 per Kg, whichever is higher |
25% of excisable value or Kshs. 200 per Kg, whichever is higher. |
7 |
Imported Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked of tariff 7005 but excluding those imported by a registered processor upon the recommendation by the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matter relating to industry and those originating from East African Community Partner States that meet the East African Community Rules of Origin. |
35% of custom value or Kshs. 200 per kg |
35% of excisable value or Kshs. 500 per square meter whichever is higher. |
EXCISABLE SERVICES |
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1 |
Betting other than horse racing. |
15% of the amount wagered or staked |
5% on the amount deposited into a customer’s betting wallet |
2 |
Gaming |
15% of the amount wagered or staked |
5% on the amount deposited into a customer’s gaming wallet. |
3 |
Prize competition |
15% of the amount paid or charged to participate in a prize competition. |
5% of the amount paid or charged to participate in a prize competition. |
4 |
Excise duty on lottery (excluding charitable lotteries) |
15% of the amount paid or charged to buy the lottery ticket. |
5% of the amount paid or charged to buy the lottery ticket |
Manufacturers and/or suppliers of the above excisable goods and services are required to charge the new excise duty rates on the excisable goods and services and remit the tax collected to the Commissioner as follows within twenty-four hours from the closure of transactions of the day in the case of betting and gaming; and on or before 20th of the month following the month in which the tax was collected for all other excisable goods and services listed above.
Commissioner for Micro & Small Taxpayers
PUBLIC NOTICES 12/07/2025